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#BB46EB

#bb46eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb46eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.45% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 70.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.55°, with 80.49% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #76eb46

Split complementary

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #c8eb46
  3. #46eb68

Analogous

  1. #6846eb
  2. #bb46eb
  3. #eb46c8

Triadic

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #ebbb46
  3. #46ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #eb4676
  3. #76eb46
  4. #46ebbb

Square

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #eb6846
  3. #76eb46
  4. #46c8eb

Monochromatic

  1. #660f89
  2. #9916ce
  3. #bb46eb
  4. #d48bf2
  5. #eed0fa

Shades

#bb46eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #a83fd4
  3. #9638bc
  4. #8331a5
  5. #702a8d
  6. #5e2376
  7. #4b1c5e
  8. #381547
  9. #250e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb46eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #c259ed
  3. #c96bef
  4. #cf7ef1
  5. #d690f3
  6. #dda3f5
  7. #e4b5f7
  8. #ebc8f9
  9. #f1dafb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb46eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb46eb
  2. #b54ce0
  3. #af52d6
  4. #a957cb
  5. #a35dc0
  6. #9e63b6
  7. #9869ab
  8. #926fa0
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6cb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c81e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7667ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb46eb {
  color: #bb46eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb46eb {
  background-color: #bb46eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb46eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb46eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb46eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 70 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb46eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb46eb, #eb46c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb46eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 70 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.25 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.10 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.10 #44b914 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb46eb  rgb(187, 70, 235)  hsl(283, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#76eb46  rgb(118, 235, 70)  hsl(103, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ebbb46  rgb(235, 187, 70)  hsl(43, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#46ebbb  rgb(70, 235, 187)  hsl(163, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine